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Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-03

When you go into printing office,
don't stand between the stove aAd the
printer, as that leaves the latter gentle
man in a freezing condition and causes
him to think whole dictionary Tuna
bridgef1 of cuss words; and while in
this unenviabh frame of mind BE- is
extremely liable to leave his work long
enough to kick your pants up around
neck. Don't attempt to read the
printer s'"copy;" it is when you do
this that the printer thoroughly and
sorrowfully realizes his best friends
are his enemies; 1t is as equally as I'M
polite as reading personal letter be-
longing to anthoer' and YOU will be
told as much Don't enter into dis
cusslon OH any subject when in the
office; the printers can't work when
there arc two toa half dozen all talk
st once around them: if there is any
plate 6h earth where yon should be
quiet, it is in the printing Office. Don't
smoke arfelcven-year old rotan' stink
ing pipe Rhile in the Office; second
haHH snsbke frortf a'"vault" Of that
.kitif is decidedly hard t6' take In
sito It doa'f forget that tile printer is
qtHte h,flhar; snd that when you visit
him. yoFa1e at liberty to act just as
white" as you do in other business
houses, and are expected to do so.
SaEy2AOsb6rne News.
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-03
TolfYCapi.ai1

How T'ould John j. ingalls, snd
and Boston Corbett do fof coast de
fencesf John windgalisf WITH his
month and Boston With bis little knife
andtevolTcr. Why, they would be
simply ihvincible.-What's the mat
ter with taking Dir. Mary Walker and
Susan D. Anthony for breastworks.
Supt. Pagan says we we will have q
through line to Denver, over the Mis-
souri, Pacific, before January J. 1887.
-Kirwin Independent.
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-03
COUNTY SEAT ITEMS.

L
ALI are anxiously awaiting the
arrival Of the iron horse in our midst.
ALI the good citizens ofMillbrook
do not approve of the encounter of
brain and muscle at the City Hotel on
Thursday morning. There at least at
nine righteous people in this great
City.
Now that the battle is over, peace
and quiet reign in the metropolis.
Everyone is happy and town lots havo
doubled in price.
"Wednesday evening evening came
after eight days hard struggling over
petition and remonstrance, and with
with the close Of the day came the
decision of the three wise sclons; ave
decide that the prayer cfthe Hill City
petitioners be denied" Ofcourse this
made the Hill City-ites feel blue and
Millbrookers very light hearted and
many of them very light headed for
the ensuing twenty-four hours. Every
loyal citizen was ord cred out on a
drunk. All night the air was reso-
nant with the booming of cannon and
the discharge of smaller ordnance.
Bonfres and Examinations were con-
spicuous and martial music made loyal
hearts beat quicker in the realization
the great victory. One citizen whis-
pered to another thus: ave might
have enjoyed this thing at tHs open
ing of the session of the board only
for the looks Of the thing, for we own
two members Of the board and two is
a majority.
At the close of the celebration on
Thursday, the patriotic jubilants gath
cred By the public we'll and had their
pictures taken.
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-03
L. j. w.

Millbrook got so jubilant over their
victory in the late csnHm issioner mat
die, that some of their bullsss thought
they would draw the color line on our
efficient colored Clerk of the District
Court, J. R. Hawkins. Now every
body who is acquainted with Johnnie
Hawkins know HIM to be a young
man of unapproachable charaCt4r and
was never known to offend any
one and why any person should have
any spite agaihf8 him, we are unable
to say. But our information is that
one of the "bullies' Of that city lad
got so elevated that he insisted at sew
eral distinct times that he did not like
to eat at the same table with colOred
man, using at the same time epithets
that we will not use in our paper.
Mr.. Hawkins not desiring to have any
difficulty arose from the table and
passed out into the Office of the hotel,
where he was followed by the aforesaid
bully" who without giving, any rea-
son, proceeded to pummel MIR. II.
with his fist in a most nmelciful
manner
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-03
manner.
An Eastern firm very generousl

An Eastern firm very generously
sends US an order for advertising to
be paid fot in seeds. We thsnk you,
gentlemen, We are about as seedy now
as we- can eahtf get around town If
YOU have sHhty patent adjustable pants
patches. WARRANTED to mitch az pat
terns; volt can sehF them right siohg
With Volt electroplate
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-03
PETITION

n ~ 4 honorable board ofcopnty cohTn Is
~ corntyof Gtahanl N the etste ~ Kanss i
eFsigned, your petitioners each be-
HOral. N ~ tax payeF'of the township OF Wild
lesnen,,-,u lanam coanty iii the state Of Kansas,
mlf . ~ n petition your honorable body to eTrb-
Iher 1oalIed electors OF safd township for
oIdesed h q rejection, az special election
4. ~ q lrws Of The state r n Ka ane -
IoRnthine - nsatledf An Act to enable Counties
nlOadss =. asa Cities to aid in the construction OF
~ II, y repeal section eight OF chapter
ma t ane Avs Of 1874 approved February
$3.50. tO-WIt: ~ terms and conditions herein
saalY b an sa,a township Of Wild Horse in the
ne hnodsela n u y the state Of Kansas subscribe
And seventy. shares OF one hun
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-03

When Governor Martin affixed his
name to the municipal suffrage bill he
sighed and said: my policy and not
mt Will consents" Poor old Ingalls,.
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-03

The Kansas Legislature has :oted
to change the name OF st. John coun-
ty to Logan county.
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-03

John ]. Ingalls, was elected presi-
dent 80 ten. of the Senate last week
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-03-26
IMPORTANT ANNoUNcEMEN

In speaking of the sale of the Oregon
& California railroad to the Southern
Pacific company, the Oregonian says
''This is a very important announce
ment to Oregon, for though il has been
known for a long time that the negotia-
tion was under way, and news of the
consummation has therefore been some
what discounted, vet these things can
never be considered n certain of ac-
complishment till positive announce
ment thereof Is made. We now know
that the great California railway sys-
tenn is to control this important Ore
gon line. This carries with il the con-
sequence that the road Is To he operat-
ed as feeder as far as practicable,
of the California system. Mr.. Crocker
saws that the line will be pushed
through with all possible dispatch. \
gap of forty-five miles now remains,
and 1000 men are now at work; but
the conntry is very mountainous and SO
heavy is the work Of construction that
ii is supposed the road will not be fin
ished much before the end O1 the pres
ent year.
Rail transportation between Portland
and San Francisco never can compete
with transportation by sea; but this
railway line in the hands of the Cali
fornia company will enable san Fran
cisco to make extended encroachmcnts
upon the trade OF Southern and Mid
die Oregon. Though this should prove
u loss to Portland it will be a gain 10
the country, since there will be better
facilities and competitive benefits, and
in the long run the gain to the country
will rebound even tO POFtland'S sdYan-
tage. In the Willamette valley the
narrow-guuge lines and the Oregon Pa
cific will he a check or counterpoise to
the through line to CALIFORNIA;; 50 that
on the whole there is no reason to fear
the consequences of the change. On
the contrary, the new forces il will
bring into the state may promote our
development in many ways. The Cali
fornia corporation will want Southern
and Middle Oregon file d up with peo-
pie, and to bring this about may be eX-
pected to see the necessity of dealing
more literally with the people than
the old management, pressed by need
and bankruptcy, has been able TO do. F"
1t is to be hoped, also when the o. 4
G.. road changeshands, it will be put
under a more broad-minded manage
ment, than that which now controls it.
The railroads of Oregon, TO be a benefit
TO the state, should be controlled by
men of broad, liberal views-men who
adhere somewhat to the law of common
sansc-which teaches them the import
ance of doing what they can for the
best intert St. of the public, especially
when by so doing their line is benefit
ted. Like the OroGoni0,, We deem
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-03-26

the change one of the most important,
events looking to the further prosperity
San Francisco by rail viii give the far
iners OF this valley and especially
those of Southern Oregon, the ad-
vantage of two markets for their
products, and quicker facilities for get
ting them there. Our merchants too,
will be greatly benefited in this direc-
ton Andagain, how much pleasanter
il will be to take q sleeper and ride into
:. f. in few hours, than TO be rolled
around In a steamer for three days and
nights, with but little assurance of get
ting there ut ALL
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-03-26

In another column, will be found n
call for precinct meetings for the pur-
pose of organizing precinct prohibitory
amendment lea ues. We would urge
upon the friends of the cause i'm differ
ent precincts, TO give this call their
special attention, and see that the pco-
pie generally are made acquainted with
the date and objects of these meetings.
The temperance people have great
work to perform between now and No
Nember. Commence now.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-03-26

Estimating the value of the hog as n
producer of manure, n practical swine
breeder states that hog, If kept to the
age of twelve months, will convert u
eartload of material per month into an
excellent fertilizer for corn. He thinks
that with twelve loads of manure Il
year, from each hog on the farm, the
hogs should provide enough fertilizer
10 pay for the corn they consume, and
that by estimating the value of the
manure the hog II kept at II less cost
than he Is credited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-21
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mrs n S. Joslin. of Crawfordsvlle, is at the
Bates House.
Mrs. William C. Anderson is seriously i'll at
Clifton Springs, n. Z.
Mrs. Charles B. Lockwood will leave for the
East on Saturday for short absence.
Mrs Hibben and daughter, Louise, will 60
South next month 70 spend the winter
Mr.. Alex. Stewart is very i'll with typhoid
fever at his homo on North Meridian street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woener Craft will go to Fort
Wayne this week to visit relatives for a short
time.
Mrs. George Handy. formerly Miss Molle Nc
Gauehey, Of this city, is the guest OF Mrs. Geo.
Z. Evans.
Mr. Grafton johnson. of Greenwood. is spend
ing the week in this city with his friend, Mr.. NJ.
G. McLain.
Miss Josie Gray. of Daleville. 10 visiting her
sister, Mrs. Lynn Stone, at No $40 North New
Jersey street.
Rev. and Mrs. Harrington, of Greensburg. are
visiting their daughter. Mrs. Daniel Stewart, on
North Delaware street
Governor Gray aud the greater part of his
staff have gone to Evansville to attend the SOL
diers reunion at that place.
Miss Bessie Martin and Mr.. Charles Minnich
Will be married to morrow evening at Miss Mar
TINS home on North Illinois street
Miss Coe Condt will return ths week from
Chicago where she has been spending the sum-
mer with her sister, Mrs. Charles Kirk.
Mr.. Maurice IT. Max. of Mobile Ala, is stop
ping at the Bates House. He is here with sew
eral gentlemen from the South on business.
Mrs. James Thomas and daughter Jennie, to-
gether with J. NJ Cook and family. of Corners
vile, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Mericle.
Mrs Shuman. of Chicago, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs John f. Julian, on College
avenue. will return home tomorrow. Mrs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-21
80 to 40 North Pennsylvania ST.
Julian gave an informal luncheon yesterday in

Julian gave an informal luncheon yesterday in
Mrs. Shnmans honor.
Miss Louise Lockwood, of Sandusky, @, is
expected to-day to visit her aunt, Mrs. Z. Is.
Lockwood. on North Delaware street, for a few
weeks.
The Misses Margaret and Belle Baldwin will
leave for Vassar College on Friday afternoon.
Miss Helen Baldwin will resume her studies
there at early date
Mrs H NJ. Durgin, of Ohio, formerly of this
city with her daughter Jennie. are guests OF A.
r McAluine, at No 223 East Walnut street.
They are route to Loa Angeles, CAL, their fut-
ure home.
Cards have been issued for the marriage OF
Mr. Frank Hay. OF the Indianapolis News, and
Miss Edith Lame. The ceremony will take
place on the 10Th, at Miss Lanes home on Col
lege avenue.
Gustave Rice q well-known Hebrew. formerly
of this city, died suddenly yesterday morning at
his home In Frankfort, this State. His remains
will be brought hero for burial and the funeral
will be held at 10 o'clock this morning at the
Temple.
lei. Knippenberg. general manager OF the Helca
Mining Company. Glendale, M. T., arrived last
evening to be present at the double wedding of
his two neces. the Misses Boettcher to Messrs.
Edward and Charles Harvey, which takes place
at the old homestead. No. Us West Ohio street,
this evening. Rev. Reuben Jeffery. D. D.. will
officiate. Mr.. Knippenberg will leave the city
again on Thursday. taking his daughter Mamie
TO her former school near Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-21
MAJOR DOXEY's PROPOSITIONS.
He Agrees to Make a Change Suggested by
Citizens Desiring to Cooperate with Him.

AS it will be impossible to get l 600 contracts
for the consumption of gas within the limits pre-
scrbed by Major Doxey in his proposition to
citizens in the northeastern part of the city. he
requested, yesterday. to either reduce
the number of contracts required or
extend the limit of territory. In COM
piance with this request he agreed
to modify his proposition of reducing the num-
Der of consumers to $50 and extending the
limits of territory SO as to enable
thousand or more persons to have
opportunity of taking gas. His
propositions have made very
favorable impression. and it is
expected that there will be q
very large attendance OK citizens
at the meeting at No. engine-house this even
ing, when the whole matter will be thoroughly
discussed A meeting Of the citizens residing
between the canal the west and Meridian
street on tho east, north of Washington, will be
held at No engine-house at the nnme hour
for the purpose of taking action in regard TO a
proposition of the same kind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-21
HE is HIRED BY SULLIVAN.
The Close Relations Between an Insane Hos
pital Trustee and Bidder on Contracts.

Philip M. Gapen, one of the trustees OF the
Insane Hospital and treasurer of that board, is
now business manager for John E. Sullivan,
who is of the very lucky bidders in furnish
ing supplies to that institution. The value of
this connection to Sullivan requires lengthy
explanation With his business manager one
of the hospitals trustees, and their treasurer at
that Sullivan could not have better friend at
court. II this connection is doubted, per-
haps Mr.. Gapen's own statement as to his duties
in Sulliyan's business Office will be sufficient to
settle the question. His desk there ia the one
Sullivan occupies when he finds it necessary to
do 80. and not long ago acquaintance of Mr..
Gapen. passing by the Office named, noticed the
trustee at that desk opening letters with
all the flourish of who considered himself
raster of the situation This action of public
official in the Office of a man who supplies largely
every month the butter and eggs used at that
institution which the official with the help of
Dr. Harrison controls. warranted an investga-
ton. Il began with the acquaintance walking
into the office and asking the Innocent Philip if
John Sullivan was about.
No. replied Gapen, as he laid down an en-
velope opener and pushed aside a package OF
letters addr, ssed to Sullivan. sYou will find
John at the courthouse; but come in." The in
vitaton accepted. when, upon a suggestion
from the visitor, he offered to sh ow him the
establishments. During the walk through the
rooms the visitor asked, Are you engaged here,
Gapen9'
'.well. attend to business fer John while he
is away"
Are the duties ardaousl"
mot very | things in the Office,
open letters and transact what business can. y
few minutes after that messenger came
from the Office for Gapen to return, as some one
wanted to see him. Tie Insane Hospital frus-
tee excused himself. saying he would be back in
moment. He returned in five minutes. with
the remark, THAT is what have to do-atrend
to the Office. This time / called to ac-
cept a draft" That closed the conversation
about Gapen's business connection with Sui
Ivan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-21
are several other handsome vehicles shown
which meet with hearty encomiums from the

several other handsome vehicles shown
which meet with hearty encomiums from the
crowd.
BIG LOT OF CANVAS
The fair grounds seem literally covered with
canvas. Eating stands, show-tents. agricultural
exhibits, and awnings of every conceivable char
acter are spread out in nil directions. Mr.. C. /.
Truemper, lab Virginia avenue, said TO Jour
nal man that be had alone furnished about four
teen thousand yards of this immense display of
canvas. Mr. Truemper is DONG larger trade in
his line than any other dealer in the State and
his establishment is constantly employing q
large force of skilled workmep.
A NOTABLE DISPLAY
fuckers glove store. OF No. 10 East Washing
ton street is represented by fine showing of
goods the second floor of the Exposition
building. east end This house keeps over / 200
dozen gloves and nitts for fall and winter wear
and has every thing that be called for from
the dogskin gloves of the stalwart woodchopper
to the dainty Kids of boarding-school miss.
THE BEST INVENTIVE TALENT OF THE COUNTRY.
The Mccormick Harvester Company's now
binder yesterday again drew large crowds of
admirine farmers The old maxim, "The Nc
Cormck always leads" still holds true as it is
likely to do for several centuries to come as the
bestinventive talent in the country is interested
IN keeping the Mccormick machines at the 'front.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-21
Illinois Items.

The case Of David B. Staples charged with at
tempting TO murder Charles A. Vinship, has
been continued at Freeport until next term upoa
his showing that he intends to prove insanity
and requires the testimony Of his family doctor
and other expert testimony from Saltwater and
Missouri. Stapless bail has been fixed at $S. 600.
and he expects his millionaire relatives to
furnish it, now that he has secured con-
tinunpce.
On the night of July 30 j. 3. Wilson. a farmer
of Henry county, fifteen miles east or Moline,
mysterionsly disappeared. His clothes, shoes,
hat, watch and small sum of money were
found on the bank of Rock river. near Colona.
The report was circulated that Wilson had baen
drowned, and application made for the
amount of his insurance-S3. 000--in the Orion
Lodge OF the Modern Woodmen. By means OF
photographs detectives have traced Wilson to
Canada, whore he il now living under an alias
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-21
A NEWSPAPER MANS LECTURE.
Mr.. G. B. Thompson Talks Entertainingly
About "Wedlock the World Over"

At the Seventh Presbyterian Church, last
evening. Mr.. Gideon B. Thompson well known
in this city through his long service in newspa-
per work, made his debut q lecturer His
subject was .Wedlock the World
Over" 1t was handled skillfuliy and
pleasantly. The lecture showed throughout the
reporters instinct No man can do coed histor-
ical work unless he Is qualified to be good re-
porter, and so good reporter can do good his
torica1 work if he has patience and opportunity.
He erasps at once the taking points which will
interest the reader and hangs his mass of infor-
nation to them in such way that the reader
learns the facts under the deusion that he
is only being amused. It very
evident that Mr.. Thompson had put great deal
of labor on his lecture. He had gathered the
features of bridals of all ages and all lands. and
in presenting their characteristics 60 the audi
ence he raveled out the history Of all the little
customs that obtain at modern weddings show
ing their origin and their significance. For
ample as the marriage kiss. fin speaking of
the Saxons and Danes, he said: The lady was
given a ring, the same as the engagement ring
OF the present day, but she wore it upon the
right hand until a wife. Then it trans
ferred to the left It often happened, however,
that the swain could give bis betrothed no cost
Iier pledge than kiss. This mystic
betrothal. The law did not contem-
plate touching lips at a private exchange of
promises. but presumably 1t was winked at then
as now-save that while there may be kissing
under such circumstances in these latter days,
there is precious little of il in public. In those
days the kiss was interpreted as commingling
of the spirits Of the espoused into ono human
life"
Throughout the entire lecture there was a
vein of dry humor which kept the audience in a
litter the greater part of the time and left thu EN-
at the close we'll pleased with their entertain
ment, well as possessed of a large amount of
informs alton about marriage ceremonies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-21
Another Recruit for Canada.

TOLEDO, O., Sept. 20.-Homer Overmeyer,
Western agent for the Eureka Huller Company.
of Ashland, O.; c. Aultman & Co., OF Brockp port,
n. Y. and the Easterly Harvester Company, OF
Michigan, has joined the American colony in
Canada. Several days ago Overmerer sold q
number of hullers belonging to the Eureka COM
pany, collected what money he could
on other machines, and has since
been missing. No uneasness was felt by
his family, however, as it was supposed he was
on the road at some fair exhibiting machines
Yesterday Mrs. Overmeyer received letter
from her husband. dated Canada" in which he
confesses to being a defauter to the amount of
about S11 o00 Representatives Of the different
firms are here investigating.